Tory MP Devinder Shory Slams John Williamson's 'Racist' Remarks

OTTAWA - Another Conservative MP is criticizing a caucus colleague over racial remarks about temporary former workers.

Devinder Shory, who represents a Calgary riding, calls New Brunswick MP John Williamson's comments racist and says he is outraged.

Williamson told delegates at a conference in Ottawa on Saturday that it makes no sense to pay "whities" to stay home while companies bring in "brown people" as temporary foreign workers, the political website iPolitics reported.

The New Brunswick MP posted a series of tweets Saturday to apologize for the language he used in talking about the controversial federal program.

But those apologies didn't appear to quell the anger of Williamson's colleagues.

Deepak Obhrai, another Calgary Conservative, used Twitter to criticize Williamson, saying years of outreach work with ethnic communities had gone down the drain as a result of the comment.

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We'd make a joke about it being a German car, but we know your mind already went there. (via 11 Points)

We really feel for the dad here. How do you tell your innocent kid that his or her sweet gesture is actually ridiculous? (via Tumblr)

Wow, we heard of "white flight" before but this is ridiculous! (via Fail Blog)

Hey! What the hell, Barney? (via PhotoBasement)

This is has to be the definition of good intentions gone wrong. (via Nature Abhors A Vacuum)

Let's hope these towns were named a long, long time ago. (via Leapfish)

"Not Quite Perfect" is a real understatement here. (via Fail Blog)

Yikes... No matter how many x's you put on there it's pretty obvious what "i.Beat Blaxx" sounds like. (via 11 Points)

The addition of "waiter" in this description doesn't really do much good, does it? (via bsideblog.com)

There's something about that daybed that just doesn't sit well with us, but we can't put our finger on it... (via Fail Blog)

A sign that implies both segregation and racial slurs? Someone at the highway department is getting fired for this. (via Not Hating Just Saying)

"Kid's Desk In Black" would have been a better way to put it, no? (via 11 Points)

A Papa John's customer snapped a photo of her receipt, which contained an offensive racial slur in place of the customer's name.

One woman was surprised to find that along with her veggie bowl, she received a discount for having the 'best butt' and being the 'best looking' person in the fast food joint.

A customer got quite a surprise when he picked up his freshly-laundered shirts. The anonymous consumer, dubbed 'Asshole, Alex' apparently had the cleaning bill comped.

Two Burger King employees were fired after a customer noticed that his receipt read 'F*ck You' where it would normally say 'Thank You'.

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A California steak house settled a lawsuit with a customer that claimed his credit receipts contained several racial slurs where his name should have been.

A Maryland woman got a little something extra along with her refund when she discovered that an associate deemed her an 'ugly itch' from 'ghettohood, USA'.

Chick-Fil-A garnered national attention after a customer snapped a photo of two receipts that had labeled Asian-American customers as 'Ching' and 'Chong'.

A couple claimed their Walmart receipt contained the face of the Son of God.

An ATM customer found this surprising receipt still in the machine. The receipt, which shows a whopping balance of nearly $100 million, supposedly belonged to hedge fund manager David Tepper.

A server at a Chichos Pizza restaurant labeled his customers as 'high as shit kids'. Fortunately, the customers had a sense of humor and posted the receipt to Reddit to much fanfare.